Dissertation Research: Healing as Social Practice Among Hausa Women

在当代非洲国家，男人和女人经常适应 与后殖民时代不同。 虽然我们知道很多 关于男性的反应，女性的机构反应 受到较少的关注。 为了补救这种情况，研究人员将研究豪萨人， 她们是尼日尔博里附身邪教的女治疗师。 她将分析文化，社会和健康相关的方面， 为了发现邪教如何在历史上适应最近的 尼日尔的变化。 这项研究将证明， 西非社会的妇女利用与健康有关的自愿 协会，以稳定其社会和权力 在快速变化的情况下。 妇女是豪萨族的主要经济和社会力量 社会 豪萨文化的影响无处不在， 从尼日利亚到埃及。 了解行为 因此，豪萨妇女的研究对于了解北方的所有 非洲

In contemporary African nations, men and women often adapt differently to the post-colonial world. While much is known about male responses, women's institutional responses have received less attention. To remedy this situation, the researcher will look at Hausa female healers who belong to the Bori possession cult in Niger. She will analyze cultural, social, and health related aspects in order to discover how the cult has historically adapted to recent changes in Niger. This research will establish how increasingly women in West African societies utilize health related voluntary associations in order to stabilize their social and power positions in rapidly changing situations. Women are a major economic and social force in Hausa society. Hausa cultural influence is pervasive and extends beyond Niger, from Nigeria to Egypt. Understanding the behavior of Hausa women is thus crucial to understanding all of northern Africa.